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Kidman overlooked for screen actor honours
Nicole Kidman will go home empty handed after missing out on two SAG awards.
January 28, 2013, 3:14 pmTeen found alive after spending nine weeks in Sydney bushland
A teenager who was lost in dense Sydney bushland for nine weeks has been found alive, only 1km to 2km from his home.
January 29, 2013, 5:19 pm
Call for Aussies to identify UK photos
The UK’s National Archives is calling on Australians to help identify thousands of photographs and drawings dating back to the mid-1800s.
January 25, 2013, 11:25 pm-
Dating her way from A to Z
A 22-year-old childcare worker has dated her way through the alphabet in a bid to find her dream man.
January 25, 2013, 1:59 pm 
Chicago warehouse ices over during fire
US fire crews who fought a huge warehouse blaze in sub-zero temperatures have described how the building represented a "big ice cube" as hose water froze on its exterior.
January 24, 2013, 7:08 pm-
Australians arrested over Phuket shooting
Two Australian men have been arrested in Phuket over the accidental shooting of two German tourists.
January 23, 2013, 9:06 pm -
Went to bed with a cold, woke up paralysed
A 19-year-old student who put himself to bed with a cold, woke up the next day to find he had lost the power in his legs and by the end of the day, he had lost all movement from the neck down.
January 23, 2013, 1:03 pm -
Irish councillors back move to allow ‘moderate’ drink-driving
Kerry County councillors in Ireland are backing a motion to allow people in rural areas to drink and drive ‘in moderation’.
January 23, 2013, 12:47 pm 
Netanyahu weakened but victorious in Israel election
Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing Likud-Beitenu list has won a narrow majority in the national election, but was weakened by an unexpectedly strong showing by the centrist Yesh Atid, according to exit polls.
January 23, 2013, 11:31 am
French yachtsman hails 'miracle' rescue
HOBART, Australia (AFP) - A French sailor adrift for three days in the remote Southern Ocean stepped onto dry land Tuesday, hailing his second chance at life and feeling fragile but his features lit with gratitude.
January 23, 2013, 10:57 am
Shooting at Texas school - reports
There are reports of a shooting at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas.
January 23, 2013, 8:25 am-
Five dead after shooting in US
There are reports a teenage boy has fatally shot two adults and three children at a home in New Mexico, US.
January 21, 2013, 11:28 am 
Sydney swelters in 45 degree heat
Sydney is sweltering under the hottest temperatures seen in years.
January 18, 2013, 5:14 pm-
UK, Aust to hold defence talks in Perth
Australia and the UK have held preliminary talks about the future of both nations’ frigates and how the two countries may work together to best utilise their defence budgets.
January 17, 2013, 8:38 pm -
US grounds Dreamliner aircraft
America's airline regulator has grounded all US registered 787 Dreamliner aircraft after a series of mid-air incidents and Japanese airlines decision to ground their fleets.
January 17, 2013, 1:18 pm -
Helicopter crashes in London
A helicopter has crashed in central London.
January 16, 2013, 9:54 pm 
Two dead in London chopper crash
Update, 12.25am: A helicopter has crashed during rush hour in central London, killing two people and injuring nine, after it apparently hit a construction crane before exploding into flames.
January 16, 2013, 9:49 pm
Airlines ground fleet after latest 787 incident
Japan's ANA and JAL airlines are to ground its entire fleet of 17 Dreamliners, state broadcaster NHK reports after a 787 made an emergency landing in western Japan, the latest in a series of incidents.
January 16, 2013, 3:33 pm
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